Mohave County miner., 1887-03-12
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
SATURDAY, March 5ib.

| AT the afternoon session oi the counci
yesterday, tie following nominations wer
received from The governor and coniismes
in executive session; prison continuation
1 e-s, Geo. Ii. Stevens and Isaac Lyons
both memlers Of the territorial council
and p. Il. Brady; directors OF the insAn.
asylum, Geo, +. Kemper and u. II. Hitler
probate judge Of Mohave county, w. q
Blakely; probate judge Of Apache county
Robt. +. Morrison; probate judge OF Co
chise county, +. X. Monk probate judgt
OF Pima county, T. -. Satterwhi.e; Terri
tofial Normal school board, Joss ph Camp
bell and b. Goldman.
In addition to the bills Published In
our last Issue, the following we're intro.
duced at th, afternoon session of the
house:
BY Lea,hcrwood, No. I29. in relation 70
court commissioners.
BY Braeewell, No. l2s, 10 provide. for
submitting 10 vote Of the people the
proposition of the admission oi Arizona ~
state.
BY Oliver, No. $50, TO provide for the
settlem ,nt OF claims agains. the Territorial
Normal school.
Both houses held an evening session,
but little was Gone at them.
Smiths sreights ard fares bill was
refused engrossment and third reading by
the following vote: Nays, Andrews, Fish
er, Oliver, Collins, Ming. Bean, Mckay,
Leatherwood, Scott Of Pima, Peel, Brace
well ard Baker, Ia-ayes, Adamson,
Ashurst, Doran, Fe..on, Cray, Reyne,
Smith, Scott OF Apache, Trippsl, Wores,
White, Mr. Speaker, IL.
An analysis Of the above vote shows
that 0 democrats an1 8 republicans voted
against the bill having third reading,
and democrats and 4 republicans voted
In favor OF il.
MONDAY, March 7th.
A bill was passed by the council, on
Saturday, increasing tue salaries received
from the territory Of United States judges,
from 1000 TO 81 200 per year. They ars
required to hold district courts in the re
spcctiye counties Of their distrsts until
the dockets are clear, and shall hold NJ
cases under adyisement for longer period
than 80 days, In addition to the above
salary they receive 5000 per year from
the United States.
In accordance with the Recommendation
OF the selec; committee made last week a
resolution passed the house Saturday,
authorizing the appointment OF commit
tee oi three to examine the minatcs oi
the session to tho present time. Chair
appointed Messrs. Triprel, Doran and
Bracewell.
In the house this morning, house bills
70 and l02 were presented 10 Speaker
Webb for signature, when he declined to
append his name TO them on the grounds,
which were just and proper too, that they
had not been enrolled. Motions and
counter motions were made, questions Of
privileges and points OF order raised, TAX
ing nearly an hour, much to the amuse-
Iaent OF the lobby, when a motion 10 con.
slider them enrolled was passed, and the
speaker signed the bills and the legisla-
tive bark drifted of again into smooth
waters.
TUESDAY, March Sth.
The council held an evening session
last evening, at which tho Niles and
Frisco new county bills, we're indefinite
~ postponed.
Lyons. by consent, Withdrew his bill,
asking a slice Of Naricopa county for
Yuma.
The house passed the school law with
a few slight amendments.
The bin changing the time Of holding
the legislative sessions from January to
July has passed the house.
Both houses are now getting down 10
good, solid business.
The following ia the vote in the council
on the passage Of the Frisco county bill 4
Ayes, Breed, Drake, Robertson, Goodrich,
Watkins, Mr.. President; nays, Anderson,
Blinn, Burdicz, Foster, Lyons and s,eY-
ems.
On the Miles county bill the motion
was for indefinite po5tpoaement and WAS
carried by the following vote: Ayes, An,
derson, Blinn, Foster, Lyons, Robertson,
Stevens. Watkins, Mr.. President; nays,
Breed, Drake and Goodrich.
THrRsDaY, Earch 10Th.
AZ the session draws to q close MEM |
bcrs are beginning to warm up to their |
v0k 4 select committee was appointed |
In the council to-day to try and figure The |
cost Of a 36-p1ge pamphlet for which be. |
tween 81 and s. per copy was charged |
The inter state commerce bill parsed hy
congress, was also ordered printed By tha |
pres snt legislature,th bill for which ar |
preseSted ia s2l5 or s2. Is per copy for a |
bill printed on common newspaper.
The house this afternoon passed tn |
lottery bill by a vote Of f3 10 10.
The bill abolishing the university at |
Tucson. was lost by vote Of ID toS.
4 night session will he beld this even |
ing, at which there will no doubt be some |
warm times. .. -